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I watched this doc about the 1995 Chicago heatwave last night. Discussed how deaths from the heatwave were a symptom of underlying poverty and despair. Enlightening section about the effects of redlining, as well.https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/cooked-survival-by-zip-code/
Quote from: Sandstone Outcropping on July 30, 2020, 09:10:27 AMI watched this doc about the 1995 Chicago heatwave last night. Discussed how deaths from the heatwave were a symptom of underlying poverty and despair. Enlightening section about the effects of redlining, as well.https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/cooked-survival-by-zip-code/interesting, I might watch it someday.I'd recommend reading "Family Properties" about redlining in Chicago. It's infuriating and pretty fascinating and teaches a lot about American History in a very personal way and definitely changed how I look at American cities. I think our very own kat kid recommended it.https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/5945505
Really surprising given that Chicago is a multi-generational core component of the Democratic political machine.